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>
> The old Docker Action is [peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v2](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages/tree/v2)
## GitHub Actions for GitHub Pages
This is a **GitHub Action** to deploy your static files to **GitHub Pages**.
This deploy action can be combined simply and freely with [Static Site Generators]. (Hugo, MkDocs, Gatsby, GitBook, mdBook, etc.)
[Static Site Generators]: https://www.staticgen.com/
The next example step will deploy `./public` directory to the remote `gh-pages` branch.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### Supported Tokens
Three tokens are supported.
| Token | Private repo | Public repo | Protocol | Setup |
|---|:---:|:---:|---|---|
| `github_token` | ✅️ | ✅️ | HTTPS | Unnecessary |
| `deploy_key` | ✅️ | ✅️ | SSH | Necessary |
| `personal_token` | ✅️ | ✅️ | HTTPS | Necessary |
Notes: Actually, the `GitHub_TOKEN` works for deploying to GitHub Pages but it has still some limitations. For the first deployment, we need to select the `gh-pages` branch or `master` branch on the repository settings tab. See [First Deployment with `GITHUB_TOKEN`](#%EF%B8%8F-first-deployment-with-github_token)
### Supported Platforms
| runs-on | `github_token` | `deploy_key` | `personal_token` |
|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| ubuntu-18.04 | ✅️ | ✅️ | ✅️ |
| macos-latest | ✅️ | ✅️ | ✅️ |
| windows-latest | ✅️ | (2) | ✅️ |
2. WIP, See [Issue #87](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages/issues/87)
## Table of Contents
- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [⭐️ Repository type - Project](#%EF%B8%8F-repository-type---project)
- [⭐️ Repository type - User and Organization](#%EF%B8%8F-repository-type---user-and-organization)
- [Options](#options)
- [⭐️ `deploy_key`](#%EF%B8%8F-deploy_key)
- [⭐️ `personal_token`](#%EF%B8%8F-personal_token)
- [⭐️ CNAME](#%EF%B8%8F-cname)
- [⭐️ Enable Jekyll](#%EF%B8%8F-enable-jekyll)
- [⭐️ Allow empty commits](#%EF%B8%8F-allow-empty-commits)
- [⭐️ Keeping existing files](#%EF%B8%8F-keeping-existing-files)
- [⭐️ Deploy to external repository](#%EF%B8%8F-deploy-to-external-repository)
- [⭐️ Force orphan](#%EF%B8%8F-force-orphan)
- [⭐️ Set Git username and email](#%EF%B8%8F-set-git-username-and-email)
- [⭐️ Set custom commit message](#%EF%B8%8F-set-custom-commit-message)
- [⭐️ Create Git tag](#%EF%B8%8F-create-git-tag)
- [Tips and FAQ](#tips-and-faq)
- [⭐️ Create SSH Deploy Key](#%EF%B8%8F-create-ssh-deploy-key)
- [⭐️ First Deployment with `GITHUB_TOKEN`](#%EF%B8%8F-first-deployment-with-github_token)
- [⭐️ Use the latest and specific release](#%EF%B8%8F-use-the-latest-and-specific-release)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [⭐️ Static Site Generators with Node.js](#%EF%B8%8F-static-site-generators-with-nodejs)
- [⭐️ Gatsby](#%EF%B8%8F-gatsby)
- [⭐️ React and Next](#%EF%B8%8F-react-and-next)
- [⭐️ Vue and Nuxt](#%EF%B8%8F-vue-and-nuxt)
- [⭐️ Docusaurus](#%EF%B8%8F-docusaurus)
- [⭐️ Static Site Generators with Python](#%EF%B8%8F-static-site-generators-with-python)
- [⭐️ mdBook (Rust)](#%EF%B8%8F-mdbook-rust)
- [⭐️ Flutter Web](#%EF%B8%8F-flutter-web)
- [⭐️ Elm](#%EF%B8%8F-elm)
- [⭐️ github/personal-website](#%EF%B8%8F-githubpersonal-website)
- [License](#license)
- [Maintainer](#maintainer)
## Getting started
### ⭐️ Repository type - Project
Add your workflow file `.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml` and push to the remote master branch.
An example workflow for Hugo.
- [peaceiris/actions-hugo: GitHub Actions for Hugo](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-hugo)
[](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-hugo)
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
submodules: true
- name: Setup Hugo
uses: peaceiris/actions-hugo@v2
with:
hugo-version: '0.64.0'
- name: Build
run: hugo --minify
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
The above example is for [Project Pages sites]. (`/` repository)
| Actions log overview | GitHub Pages log |
|---|---|
|  |  |
### ⭐️ Repository type - User and Organization
For [User and Organization Pages sites] (`/.github.io` repository),
we have to set `master` branch to `publish_branch`.
A default value of `publish_branch` is `gh-pages`.
```yaml
on:
push:
branches:
- source # default branch
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- run: somebuild
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
publish_branch: master # deploying branch
```
[Project Pages sites]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/user-organization-and-project-pages#project-pages-sites
[User and Organization Pages sites]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/user-organization-and-project-pages#user-and-organization-pages-sites
## Options
### ⭐️ `deploy_key`
Read [Create SSH Deploy Key](#%EF%B8%8F-create-ssh-deploy-key), create your SSH deploy key, and set the `deploy_key` option like the following.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
deploy_key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_DEPLOY_KEY }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### ⭐️ `personal_token`
[Generate a personal access token (`repo`)](https://github.com/settings/tokens) and add it to Secrets as `PERSONAL_TOKEN`, it works as well as `ACTIONS_DEPLOY_KEY`.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
personal_token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### ⭐️ CNAME
To add `CNAME` file, we can set the `cname` option.
For more details about `CNAME`, read the official documentation: [Managing a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site - GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/en/github/working-with-github-pages/managing-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site)
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
cname: github.com
```
### ⭐️ Enable Jekyll
If you want GitHub Pages to process the site with the static site generator Jekyll, set `enable_jekyll` to true.
[github/personal-website](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages#%EF%B8%8F-githubpersonal-website) is one of the examples using GitHub Pages built-in Jekyll.
By default, this action signals to GitHub Pages that the site shall not be processed with Jekyll. This is done by adding an empty `.nojekyll` file when publishing to the master or gh-pages branch. When a `.nojekyll` file already exists, this action does nothing.
Bypassing Jekyll makes the deployment faster and is necessary if you are deploying files or directories that start with underscores, since Jekyll considers these to be special resources and does not copy them to the final site. You only need to set `enable_jekyll` to true when you want to deploy a Jekyll-powered website and let GitHub Pages do the Jekyll processing.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
enable_jekyll: true
```
For more details about `.nojekyll`: [Bypassing Jekyll on GitHub Pages - The GitHub Blog](https://github.blog/2009-12-29-bypassing-jekyll-on-github-pages/)
### ⭐️ Allow empty commits
By default, a commit will not be generated when no file changes. If you want to allow an empty commit, set the optional parameter `allow_empty_commit` to `true`.
For example:
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
allow_empty_commit: true
```
### ⭐️ Keeping existing files
By default, existing files in the publish branch are removed before adding the ones from publish dir. If you want the action to add new files but leave existing ones untouched, set the optional parameter `keep_files` to `true`.
For example:
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
keep_files: true
```
### ⭐️ Deploy to external repository
By default, your files are published to the repository which is running this action.
If you want to publish to another repository on GitHub, set the environment variable `external_repository` to `/`.
For example:
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
deploy_key: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_DEPLOY_KEY }}
external_repository: username/external-repository
publish_branch: master
publish_dir: ./public
```
You can use `deploy_key` or `personal_token`.
When you use `deploy_key`, set your private key to the repository which includes this action and set your public key to your external repository.
Be careful, `GITHUB_TOKEN` has no permission to access to external repositories.
### ⭐️ Force orphan
We can set the `force_orphan: true` option.
This allows you to make your publish branch with only the latest commit.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
force_orphan: true
```
### ⭐️ Set Git username and email
Set custom `git config user.name` and `git config user.email`.
A commit is always created with the same user.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
user_name: 'github-actions[bot]'
user_email: 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
```
### ⭐️ Set custom commit message
Set custom commit message.
When we create a commit with a message `docs: Update some post`, a deployment commit will be generated with a message `docs: Update some post ${GITHUB_SHA}`.
```yaml
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
commit_message: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
```
### ⭐️ Create Git tag
Here is an example workflow.
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
tags:
- 'v*.*.*'
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Some build
- name: Prepare tag
id: prepare_tag
if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
run: |
TAG_NAME="${GITHUB_REF##refs/tags/}"
echo "::set-output name=tag_name::${TAG_NAME}"
echo "::set-output name=deploy_tag_name::deploy-${TAG_NAME}"
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
tag_name: ${{ steps.prepare_tag.outputs.deploy_tag_name }}
tag_message: 'Deployment ${{ steps.prepare_tag.outputs.tag_name }}'
```
Commands on a local machine.
```console
$ # On the master branch
$ git tag -a "v1.2.3" -m "Release v1.2.3"
$ git push origin "v1.2.3"
$ # After deployment
$ git fetch origin
$ git tag
deploy-v1.2.3 # Tag on the gh-pages branch
v1.2.3 # Tag on the master branch
```
## Tips and FAQ
### ⭐️ Create SSH Deploy Key
Generate your deploy key with the following command.
```sh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "$(git config user.email)" -f gh-pages -N ""
# You will get 2 files:
# gh-pages.pub (public key)
# gh-pages (private key)
```
Next, Go to **Repository Settings**
- Go to **Deploy Keys** and add your public key with the **Allow write access**
- Go to **Secrets** and add your private key as `ACTIONS_DEPLOY_KEY`
| Add your public key | Success |
|---|---|
|  |  |
| Add your private key | Success |
|---|---|
|  |  |
### ⭐️ First Deployment with `GITHUB_TOKEN`
The `GITHUB_TOKEN` has limitations for the first deployment so we have to select the GitHub Pages branch on the repository settings tab.
| First deployment failed | Go to the settings tab |
|---|---|
|  |  |
| Select branch | Deploying again and succeed |
|---|---|
|  |  |
### ⭐️ Use the latest and specific release
We recommend you to use the latest and specific release of this action for stable CI/CD.
It is useful to watch this repository (release only) to check the [latest release] of this action.
[latest release]: https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages/releases
## Examples
### ⭐️ Static Site Generators with Node.js
[hexo], [gitbook], [vuepress], [react-static], [gridsome], etc.
[hexo]: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo
[gitbook]: https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook
[vuepress]: https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress
[react-static]: https://github.com/react-static/react-static
[gridsome]: https://github.com/gridsome/gridsome
Premise: Dependencies are managed by `package.json` and `package-lock.json`
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: '10.x'
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ~/.npm
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-node-
- run: npm ci
- run: npm run build
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### ⭐️ Gatsby
An example for [Gatsby] (Gatsby.js) project with [gatsby-starter-blog]
[Gatsby]: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby
[gatsby-starter-blog]: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: '10.x'
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ~/.npm
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-node-
- run: npm ci
- run: npm run format
- run: npm run test
- run: npm run build
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### ⭐️ React and Next
An example for [Next.js] (React.js) project with [create-next-app]
- cf. [Deploying a Next.js app into GitHub Pages · zeit/next.js Wiki](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/wiki/Deploying-a-Next.js-app-into-GitHub-Pages)
[Next.js]: https://github.com/zeit/next.js
[create-next-app]: https://nextjs.org/docs
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: '10.x'
- name: Get yarn cache
id: yarn-cache
run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(yarn cache dir)"
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache.outputs.dir }}
key: ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
- run: yarn install
- run: yarn build
- run: yarn export
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./out
```
### ⭐️ Vue and Nuxt
An example for [Nuxt.js] (Vue.js) project with [create-nuxt-app]
- cf. [GitHub Pages Deployment - Nuxt.js](https://nuxtjs.org/faq/github-pages)
[Nuxt.js]: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js
[create-nuxt-app]: https://github.com/nuxt/create-nuxt-app
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: '10.x'
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ~/.npm
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-node-
- run: npm ci
- run: npm test
- run: npm run generate
- name: deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./dist
```
### ⭐️ Docusaurus
An example for pages created using [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/).
Examples where this is being used:
- [Mittens](https://github.com/ExpediaGroup/mittens)
- [graphql-kotlin](https://github.com/ExpediaGroup/graphql-kotlin)
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
paths:
- 'docs/**'
- 'website/**'
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: 12
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ~/.npm
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('website/package-lock.json') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-node-
- name: Build
run: |
cd website
npm ci
npm run build
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# use the projectName from your siteConfig.js file: https://docusaurus.io/docs/en/site-config#projectname-string
publish_dir: ./website/build/
```
### ⭐️ Static Site Generators with Python
[pelican], [MkDocs], [sphinx], etc.
[pelican]: https://github.com/getpelican/pelican
[MkDocs]: https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs
[sphinx]: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
Premise: Dependencies are managed by `requirements.txt`
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v1
with:
python-version: '3.6'
architecture: 'x64'
- name: Cache dependencies
uses: actions/cache@v1
with:
path: ~/.cache/pip
key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-pip-
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install -r ./requirements.txt
- run: mkdocs build
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./site
```
### ⭐️ mdBook (Rust)
An example GitHub Actions workflow to deploy [rust-lang/mdBook] site to GitHub Pages.
[rust-lang/mdBook]: https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook
- [peaceiris/actions-mdbook: GitHub Actions for mdBook (rust-lang/mdBook)](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-mdbook)
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup mdBook
uses: peaceiris/actions-mdbook@v1
with:
mdbook-version: '0.3.5'
# mdbook-version: 'latest'
- run: mdbook build
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./book
```
### ⭐️ Flutter Web
An exapmle workflow for [Flutter web project].
Setup [Flutter] with [subosito/flutter-action].
[peanut | Dart Package] is also useful.
[Flutter]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter
[Flutter web project]: https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/web
[subosito/flutter-action]: https://github.com/subosito/flutter-action
[peanut | Dart Package]: https://pub.dev/packages/peanut
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Flutter
uses: subosito/flutter-action@v1
with:
channel: 'beta'
- name: Install
run: |
flutter config --enable-web
flutter pub get
- name: Build
run: flutter build web
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./build/web
```
### ⭐️ Elm
An exapmle workflow for [Elm] with [justgook/setup-elm].
[Elm]: https://elm-lang.org
[justgook/setup-elm]: https://github.com/justgook/setup-elm
```yaml
name: github pages
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Elm
uses: justgook/setup-elm@v1
- name: Make
run: elm make --optimize src/Main.elm
- name: Move files
run: |
mkdir ./public
mv ./index.html ./public/
# If you have non-minimal setup with some assets and separate html/js files,
# provide --output= option for `elm make` and remove this step
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./public
```
### ⭐️ github/personal-website
- [github/personal-website](https://github.com/github/personal-website) - Code that'll help you kickstart a personal website that showcases your work as a software developer.
```yaml
# .github/workflows/github-pages.yml
name: GitHub Pages
on:
push:
schedule:
- cron: '24 */24 * * *' # Once a day
jobs:
deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_dir: ./
allow_empty_commit: true
enable_jekyll: true
cname: github.peaceiris.com
```
## License
- [MIT License - peaceiris/actions-gh-pages]
[MIT License - peaceiris/actions-gh-pages]: https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages/blob/master/LICENSE
## Maintainer
- [peaceiris homepage](https://peaceiris.com/)